NASCAR’€™s first female pit crew member

Christmas Abbott may be 5-foot-3, but don’t let her size fool you. She is the first female to muscle her way into NASCAR’€™s top races as a pit crew member.“€œI’m petite, but I have this Napoleon complex where I think I am larger than I am,“€ Abbott says. “€œI’€™m not doing anything different than thousands of guys have done before. It just so happens that I am a female.“ €Abbott’€™s position is front tire changer. Within seconds, she removes five lug nuts, changes a tire and replaces the lug nuts. Then s